Thursday 29 September
29 September – 1 October, Martin Donnelly Trophy
Adults £15, accompanied minors free
The final Kirkistown car race meeting of the year highlights Formula Ford with the Martin Donnelly Trophy taking centre stage.
Info: See visitardsandnorthdown.com or call (028) 4277 1325
This event is grant aided by Ards and North Down Borough Council
Friday 30 September – Thursday 5 October
Until 1 October, Martin Donnelly Trophy
Adults £15, accompanied minors free
The final Kirkistown car race meeting of the year highlights Formula Ford with the Martin Donnelly Trophy taking centre stage.
Info: See visitardsandnorthdown.com or call (028) 4277 1325
This event is grant aided by Ards and North Down Borough Council
Friday 30 September, Friday Night Live with Paul Casey
Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square in Newtownards
Irish songwriter, guitarist and singer Paul Casey
Starts 8pm, Tickets £6
Info and booking: 028 9181 0803
Tickets now on sale for…
Guided Tours: Tea with the Lord
Ballywalter Park House, Ballywalter
Embrace this superb opportunity to visit this beautiful stately home of the Dunleath family for over 150 years.
Become a member of the gentry for the afternoon as the affable Lord Dunleath guides you around his remarkable home and joins you for a chat over tea and scones, in the historic conservatory.
2pm – 5.30pm
Tickets £18 Ad, £9 Ch (under 14). Tickets include a light refreshment.
Info and Booking: visitardsandnorthdown.com, (028) 9182 6846
Wednesday 26 October, Guided Walk: Halloween Walking Tour
Conway Square, Newtownards
Discover the ghosts and ghouls of Newtownards
Departs 7.30pm
Tickets £6 Ad, £4 Ch
Info and Booking: visitardsandnorthdown.com, (028) 9182 6846
Halloween in Ards and North Down
Info: visitardsandnorthdown.com, T: (028) 9127 0069 / (028) 9182 6846
Saturday 22 October, Seapark Fireworks
Holywood
Fun, food and a fireworks finale
4pm – 9pm
FREE
Wednesday 26 October, Halloween Walking Tour
Conway Square, Newtownards
Discover the ghosts and ghouls of Newtownards
7.30pm
(Adult £6 / Child £4)
Saturday 29 October, Ghostly Grey Abbey
The Abbey, Grey Abbey
Halloween themed food, drinks, tours and activities
5pm – 9pm
FREE
Sunday 30 October, Halloween Fun at Cockle Row Cottages
Groomsport
Creepy creatures, crafts and traditional music
1pm – 4pm
FREE
Exhibitions
Exhibition: NI’s Landscape and Wildlife Photography
Until Wednesday 28 September
The Loft Gallery, Portaferry VIC, BT 22 1NZ
Photographer Donny Moore presents a collection of captivating images of NI’s wildlife and landscape in this free to visit exhibition.
Info: (028) 4272 9882, visitardsandnorthdown.com
Exhibition: Ebb and Flow
Until Saturday 1 October
Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards
An exhibition by North Armagh Arts Collective.
Info: (028) 9181 0803, ardsarts.com
Exhibition: The Irene Sendler Window
Until Saturday 1 October
Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards
David Esler worked with a group of ex service personnel, nurses and older people who experienced the conflict in N Ireland to create the Irene Sendler Window.
Info: (028) 9181 0803, ardsarts.com
Exhibition: Meet the Maker ‘Nature’s Treasures’
Saturday 1 October – Saturday 29 October
The Space Gallery, Ards Crafts, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards
An exhibition of Jewellery design by Newtownards-based Gillian Downing.
Info: (028) 9182 6846, visitardsandnorthdown.com